Is it ok in a Inkjet printer to have lets say OEM Black, OEM Cyan, OEM
Magenta and GENERIC Yellow together?
In other words, if you switch to generic, do you have to switch ALL the OEM
to generic at the same time or one by one as each individual OEM cartridge
runs out?
"Jeff" <Jeff@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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> Is it ok in a Inkjet printer to have lets say OEM Black, OEM Cyan, OEM
> Magenta and GENERIC Yellow together?
>
> In other words, if you switch to generic, do you have to switch ALL the
> OEM to generic at the same time or one by one as each individual OEM
> cartridge runs out?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
There are two points here; the first being that the generic be of decent and
reasonable quality as to not hurt the printer itself. The second is if the
color quality will be accurate enough to compare with the OEM.
Using good quality generic inks with OEM Epson printers I've found there
to be no problem mixing the generics to OEM as I change over. I have no
experience with Lexmark, Canon, or HP in doing this maneuver so you may have
to wait for someone else with some use using generics for those brands.
Epect hear from the resident troll who will wow you great heghts with
fire and brimstone should you attempt to use anything but OEM ink in your
machine. After using generic inks in more than 80 Epson printers for over 10
years I'm still waiting for his promise to come true.
--
Jan Alter bearpuf@verizon.net
"Jeff" <Jeff@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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> Is it ok in a Inkjet printer to have lets say OEM Black, OEM Cyan, OEM
> Magenta and GENERIC Yellow together?
>
> In other words, if you switch to generic, do you have to switch ALL the
> OEM to generic at the same time or one by one as each individual OEM
> cartridge runs out?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
Yes, it's OK. with the caveat that some combinations of ink tank and printer
will error if tanks chips are mixed. But if you get no ink tank errors,
you're good to go.
If I have currently a CFS system (For my Epson 880) with the external
reservoirs.
Let's say those external plastic reservoirs are running low on ink and I
haven't yet ordered bulk replacement ink, is it ok, to use dollar store
black/cyan/magenta/yellow to these getting empty CFS external reservoirs,
in other words (will mixing the CFS inks to dollar store inks do any
damage?)
Jeff
"DanG" <nospam@q.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Jeff" <Jeff@somewhere.com> wrote in message
> news:48de471c$0$4977$607ed4bc@cv.net...
>> Is it ok in a Inkjet printer to have lets say OEM Black, OEM Cyan, OEM
>> Magenta and GENERIC Yellow together?
>>
>> In other words, if you switch to generic, do you have to switch ALL the
>> OEM to generic at the same time or one by one as each individual OEM
>> cartridge runs out?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jeff
>
> Yes, it's OK. with the caveat that some combinations of ink tank and
> printer will error if tanks chips are mixed. But if you get no ink tank
> errors, you're good to go.
>
On Sep 27, 12:08 pm, "Jeff" <J...@somewhere.com> wrote:
> Important follow-up question:
>
> If I have currently a CFS system (For my Epson 880) with the external
> reservoirs.
>
> Let's say those external plastic reservoirs are running low on ink and I
> haven't yet ordered bulk replacement ink, is it ok, to use dollar store
> black/cyan/magenta/yellow to these getting empty CFS external reservoirs,
> in other words (will mixing the CFS inks to dollar store inks do any
> damage?)
I wouldn't use dollar store ink. Universal ink just isn't, you can
easily see the difference. A change in viscosity can really change
the results. In fact, my dollar store offers solvent based bulk ink
which "might" work but it's not something I'd try. In terms of cost,
I know costco offered the IMS kit at about $1/oz. I used it on my
Epson and it "worked" but the head leaked, likely because the stuff
they offer is rather thin.
"Jeff" <Jeff@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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>
> Important follow-up question:
>
> If I have currently a CFS system (For my Epson 880) with the external
> reservoirs.
>
> Let's say those external plastic reservoirs are running low on ink and I
> haven't yet ordered bulk replacement ink, is it ok, to use dollar store
> black/cyan/magenta/yellow to these getting empty CFS external reservoirs,
> in other words (will mixing the CFS inks to dollar store inks do any
> damage?)
>
> Jeff
>
Jeff wrote:
> Is it ok in a Inkjet printer to have lets say OEM Black, OEM Cyan, OEM
> Magenta and GENERIC Yellow together?
>
> In other words, if you switch to generic, do you have to switch ALL the
> OEM to generic at the same time or one by one as each individual OEM
> cartridge runs out?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
I've never had any problem in that regard with the HP carts that I've
refilled. Because the heads are contained on the carts, it's best to
refill BEFORE the cart runs out of ink. That means there's always at
least some OEM ink in a new cartridge the first time I refill it. Just
be sure to avoid "universal" generic inks. "Universal" inks are usually
dye-based, and might not mix well with the pigment-based inks used in
some printers.
MY Epson CFS system for the 880 says it will work with dye based, pigment,
or dyesublimation inks. Says it will not work with solvent based inks.
Just curious as to whether dollare store ink is dyebased, pigment ,
dysublimation or solvent based, anyone know?
The dollare store ink are those round plastic conatainers that come with a
syringe, I suppose theres 1 ounce of ink in them.
I', also trying to figure out if the original epson 880 inks are pigment/dye
based , dyesublimation or solvent based..
The CFS system I ordered came with dye based ink,
Jeff
"TJ" <TJ@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Jeff wrote:
>> Is it ok in a Inkjet printer to have lets say OEM Black, OEM Cyan, OEM
>> Magenta and GENERIC Yellow together?
>>
>> In other words, if you switch to generic, do you have to switch ALL the
>> OEM to generic at the same time or one by one as each individual OEM
>> cartridge runs out?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jeff
>
> I've never had any problem in that regard with the HP carts that I've
> refilled. Because the heads are contained on the carts, it's best to
> refill BEFORE the cart runs out of ink. That means there's always at least
> some OEM ink in a new cartridge the first time I refill it. Just be sure
> to avoid "universal" generic inks. "Universal" inks are usually dye-based,
> and might not mix well with the pigment-based inks used in some printers.
>
> TJ
"Jeff" <Jeff@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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> MY Epson CFS system for the 880 says it will work with dye based, pigment,
> or dyesublimation inks. Says it will not work with solvent based inks.
>
> Just curious as to whether dollare store ink is dyebased, pigment ,
> dysublimation or solvent based, anyone know?
>
> The dollare store ink are those round plastic conatainers that come with a
> syringe, I suppose theres 1 ounce of ink in them.
>
>
> I', also trying to figure out if the original epson 880 inks are
> pigment/dye based , dyesublimation or solvent based..
>
> The CFS system I ordered came with dye based ink,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> "TJ" <TJ@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:gbns67$lo1$1@registered.motzarella.org...
>> Jeff wrote:
>>> Is it ok in a Inkjet printer to have lets say OEM Black, OEM Cyan, OEM
>>> Magenta and GENERIC Yellow together?
>>>
>>> In other words, if you switch to generic, do you have to switch ALL the
>>> OEM to generic at the same time or one by one as each individual OEM
>>> cartridge runs out?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>
>> I've never had any problem in that regard with the HP carts that I've
>> refilled. Because the heads are contained on the carts, it's best to
>> refill BEFORE the cart runs out of ink. That means there's always at
>> least some OEM ink in a new cartridge the first time I refill it. Just be
>> sure to avoid "universal" generic inks. "Universal" inks are usually
>> dye-based, and might not mix well with the pigment-based inks used in
>> some printers.
>>
>> TJ
>
The 880 uses dye-base ink. IMHO one of the best 4 color printers Epson ever
made; good quality printing, quiet, fast, and cheap to run with non-chipped
generic cartridges.
Justin Time wrote:
>
>
> "TJ" <TJ@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:gbns67$lo1$1@registered.motzarella.org...
>> Jeff wrote:
>>> Is it ok in a Inkjet printer to have lets say OEM Black, OEM Cyan,
>>> OEM Magenta and GENERIC Yellow together?
>>>
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>
>> I've never had any problem in that regard with the HP carts that I've
>
> TJ..... Is there a good ink you can recommend for an hp cartridge. Am
> using a HP C5280 AIO printer which uses Vivera ink. I have refilled a
> few times using "universal" but would like to use a good quality ink if
> there is such a thing... Thanks
>
>
I'm the wrong person to answer that question. The only things I know
about this come from personal experience, and mine is rather limited, as
are my requirements. I have used kits I bought at garage sales and bulk
black ink that I purchased online, but when I made those purchases I was
looking at price rather than quality. However, each kit I purchased was
labeled as being specifically for HP printers. I was lucky, as my prints
look good to me in spite of using cheap inks. I have learned from the
experience, and when I get these inks used up I will be looking for
better quality myself.
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